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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in Tennessee

5 Colleges
$66,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

Law is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 597 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lincoln Memorial University is a great place for law students. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Law Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,111
Florida 2,043
Georgia 879
North Carolina 1,005
Kentucky 347
Louisiana 719
Alabama 305
South Carolina 388
Mississippi 236
Arkansas 241
West Virginia 104

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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